Lincoln's Sword
The Presidency and the Power of Words
Written by Douglas L. Wilson

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3263-1 (1-4000-3263-6)

Abraham Lincoln now occupies an unparalleled place in American history, but when he was first elected president, a skeptical writer asked, “Who will write this ignorant man’s state papers?” Literary ability was, indeed, the last thing the public expected from the folksy, self-educated “rail-splitter,” but the forceful qualities of Lincoln’s writing... Read more >

Honor's Voice
The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln
Written by Douglas L. Wilson

Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 25, 1999
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70396-6 (0-375-70396-9)

A New York Times Notable Book of 1998

Abraham Lincoln’s remarkable emergence from the rural Midwest and his rise to the presidency have been the stuff of romance and legend. But as Douglas L. Wilson shows us in Honor's Voice, Lincoln’s transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a process that... Read more >